Jenn Teehee

10/12/2023

Just to be perfectly clear:

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being seen trying.

Let's start normalizing that so that more people actually take the first step.

10/10/2023

Really starting to dive in and research different communication types.

What are some topics you want to see my take on in the future? We all know I have opinions and thoughts on almost everything, help me bring you stories and content you are interested in as well.

10/09/2023

Planning and failing.

Let me know if this resonates with you.

You have an idea that excites you. There are different ways this can play out… The first way is if you dig in and do research to get a plan in place. Once you have the plan in place, you follow it precisely knowing that if you color outside of the lines, everything will start to fall apart. Another option is that you get the idea and you just start walking towards the intended goal picking up speed and paint sprayers along the way. The path might be messy, but you end up in the same place as the pristine path from earlier.

Either way, I bet you haven’t thought about how to navigate if the idea is a total flop. OR, you obsess over the potential failure and never even try.

Does any of that sound like your patterns? I wish there was a way to easily correct course for any one of those scenarios, but if there was, I haven’t found one yet.

For me, I am an overly cautious combination of each one. Let’s take Pride Fest in BA for example. What started as a pseudo-dare quickly became something I didn’t know was possible. In this case, I took off running with rainbow glitter cannons and my friends were chasing behind me with fishing nets trying to contain it all. We started planning at the end of March 2022 and by August 13th, 2022 we welcomed just under 1,000 people to our little conservative safe-haven of a city’s first ever Pride Fest. There wasn’t a single second that I thought about NOT following through with the idea.

Just yesterday, I helped organize a second vendor market at the crafting studio I work with and I set up my own table with art I’ve made over the last 6 months. I was so nervous I was making myself sick. I almost pulled out so many times I lost count. My table was a complete failure. I didn’t make one single sale. The overall market wasn’t as successful as we had expected, but a large portion of that failure was out of our control.

Did you catch that last line? “Out of our control”

Even if you plan every tiny detail, there will always be something that you simply cannot predict or control. Find someone that believes in you and when you text them that you don’t think you can do it, they remind you to shut out the negative talk. If you don’t have someone that does that for you yet, let me be there for you. My greatest joy comes from helping people build their support network and my passion is to continue to grow a community that loves and inspires each other to continually move forward and build on each success while learning from the failures.

09/29/2023

I stopped to get gas on the way home today and had an odd interaction.

It was busy because it was lunchtime so I had to circle to get into a pump properly. Once I was there, a car pulled up on the other side. It was two older ladies and one of them was singing when they both got out of the car. The passenger went into the store while the driver started getting gas. After a moment of the awkward hiding behind the pump by me, I heard her say, "How you doing baby?" So, I poked my head around pump, smiled and replied with, "I'm doing well today. Thank you. How are you doing, today? Its ok to be honest with me about it, too." She paused for a minute, smiled and said, "I'm doing great, baby." I smiled and nodded. I could tell she was thinking of something else to say but I had finished pumping my gas and was ready to get back in the car. I paused again, though, and said, "I really enjoyed your singing as you got out of the car. I hope you never lose that song in your heart and always share it, whatever it is and wherever you are." I got a chuckle because I don't think she was expecting that kind of a response. She put her hand on her heart and gave me a heartfelt thank you as I wished her a great rest of her day and walked back to my driver's side.

I don't normally converse with people this freely, but sometimes you just get the urge to tell someone else what you wish you'd been told more in your life. Be sure to give people space to be themselves and celebrate who they are. It will come back to you at some point in your life. Also, say hi to people and tell them something positive. We can all use random bursts of positivity and unsolicited friendship for a few minutes.

09/25/2023

A little bummed that this didn't get as much traction as I had hoped. Things like this happen though, not every event you plan is going to be successful. That being said, you have until Wednesday to purchase tickets before the official decision to cancel/postpone happens.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grown-up-school-picture-retakes-tickets-707934811077?aff=oddtdtcreator

Don't worry though. You'll find that I don't give up that easily when it comes to things like this. We will be rescheduling and hopefully having a much better turnout for tickets being purchased in a few months.

Let's revisit the magic of school picture day as a grownup! Many of us are not the same as we were then, let's update and have fun!

09/23/2023

Being a different you during different stages of life doesn’t make you inauthentic. The person that you are at every. stage of life deserves the opportunity to become fully developed, no matter how long that stage lasts.

We were never meant to be one person for our entire lives. That isn't a plausible expectation for any human’s existence.

Think about it: at 14, you think you have it all figured out. Your world is just a tiny little bubble and whatever that bubble consisted of was everything you needed (hopefully) to survive at that time of your life. Whatever music you listened to, the movies you liked, even the food you preferred was because of the experiences you’d had up to that point. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad I am not still that 14-year-old kid.

That bubble is not the same at 22, 28, 32, 39, and so on. Why? Because you’ve experienced more life. You’ve met more people. You’ve lived.

Relationships (when I speak of relationships I mean any connection between you and another human) HAVE to leave room for each participant to grow mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. If there is no room for growth then your relationship is going to suffer. When a relationship suffers, the people participating suffer as well. Your counterpart in this relationship needs to know that you will love them at every stage they come to and you deserve to expect the exact same in return.

So, when someone says, “You’re not the same person…” take that as a compliment. You’re living life and you’re letting each experience help you become the latest and greatest version of yourself. The great thing about life is that if you don’t like the person you’re becoming, you have the option to adjust and make little changes until you start to like who you are.

It’s beautiful.

What is one thing you are thankful to have moved on from?

What is something you are looking forward to making it to?

09/21/2023

Does anyone else find it hard to start marketing yourself?

My latest mantra has been to remind myself that I bring a lot to the table, even if I don't feel like it.

After almost 40 years of minimizing myself and being taught to live fearfully, I realized that even if I am afraid, even when I belittle the work I have done and what I have accomplished it doesn't change the fact that I get sh*t done. I bring people together and build safe environments. So, today, pull that chair up to the table. If you don't know where the table is, bring your own. Set up an imaginary table if you need to because, babe, you bring everything and then some when you show up.

So, show up and drag that trailer full of everything you're bringing with you. I'm here for it.

09/15/2023

What is the most important thing in event planning?

Establishing a realistic budget and sticking to it while keeping your dream list handy for when more funds open up.

Event planning doesn't have to be stressful. I can help you get a plan in place to make your life a lot easier which allows you to enjoy every step of the process.

09/13/2023

Well, I guess this is happening?